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Today John Kerry addressed the VFW in Ohio, criticizing the President's recently
announced plan to redeploy U.S. troops from Europe & Asia and bring many of them
home...We're also hearing from our sources on the ground that that Bushies are
positively giddy over the fact that Kerry has spent the last couple of weeks on the
defensive over Iraq (we've been chronicling this over the last couple of weeks as you
know)
We'll get into it with former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and Republican congressman
David Dreier...David Gregory kicks off the show with a hit from St. Paul where Bush is
campaigning today...
David Shuster reports on Kerry's speech and the Bush/Kerry dueling banjos over the
military vote...That brings us out to The Hotline's Chuck Todd & The New York Post's
Deborah Orin...We'll roll the new Moveonpac.org ad which returns fire on the
anti-Kerry swift boat campaign and have a little fun with that...
We'll also talk to the editor-at-large of GQ magazine who has a profile of Joseph
Darby, the MP who first blew the whistle on Abu Ghraib...
Here's a fun quote we found from Kerry on his recent views on troop redeployment
"If the diplomacy that I believe can be put in place can work, I think we can
significantly change the deployment of troops, not just there but elsewhere in the
world. In the Korean peninsula perhaps, in Europe perhaps. There are great
possibilities open to us."
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
August 1, 2004
ABC News
PS Scarborough just posted a blog entry http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5445086
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Kerry rips Bush's redeployment plan...Says troop move may hinder the war on terror
(AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5745916/
Hoping to gather enough support in northwestern Wisconsin to turn the state his way in
November, President Bush said Wednesday he will push for extra education benefits for
National Guard members and reservists. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040818/D84HPD5O0.html
Iraqi cleric reportedly agrees to leave shrine...Spokesman says al-Sadr also will
order militia to disarm (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5685031/
Senator John F. Kerry is disputing an allegation made by a group of veterans opposed
to his presidential candidacy that he never operated inside Cambodia during the
Vietnam War. (The Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/articles/2004/08/18/kerry_disputes_allegations_on_cambodia/
The New Jersey gay sex scandal took an explosive new turn as a man claiming to be
Golan Cipel's lover came forward and reported the affair to aides of Gov. Jim
McGreevey, sources said yesterday. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/223286p-191854c.html
Golan Cipel fled to his native Israel yesterday, saying he needed a few weeks away
from the New Jersey sex scandal to regain his strength - but hinted he may return to
file suit against Gov. Jim McGreevey. (NY Post)
http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/27069.htm
McCain playing ref in W, Kerry ad fights...Sen. John McCain - who knows a bit about
nasty politics - said the 2004 race for the White House is the worst he's ever seen.
(NY Daily News) http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/223112p-191697c.html
Orin: Vietnam veterans opposing John Kerry have scored a hit with a tough TV ad that
claims he lied about his war record - it makes swing voters think twice about backing
Kerry, an independent study has found. (NY Post)
http://nypost.com/news/nationalnews/27075.htm
Gallup: Bush Consolidating Base in Core Republican States...Bush makes gains in
Republican states, slight inroads in showdown states
http://www.gallup.com/content/?ci=12760
In a dramatic departure from the Bush administration, Republican Rep. Doug Bereuter
says he now believes the U.S. military assault on Iraq was unjustified. (Lincoln
Star-Journal) http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/08/18/top_story/10053833.txt
Public opinion favored President Bush's decision to go to war in Iraq about 2-to-1
soon after Saddam Hussein's capture, but months of chaos and casualties have taken a
heavy toll on public support for the war. (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5743754/
Rumsfeld, CIA official wary of intelligence czar...Concerns include slowing data,
who's in charge (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5727005/
Drudge: Hillary Clinton's book will stand as the sales champ over her husband's MY
LIFE, sales figures show. With Bill Clinton's book scanning just 28,444 copies last
week -- for a total of 1,001,262 since its release, according to NIELSEN -- Hillary's
record appears safe. http://drudgereport.com/flash4.htm
Bash Bush and save big!...For a limited time only, protestors at the upcoming GOP
convention are eligible for discounts at hotels, restaurants, theaters and more, Mayor
Bloomberg announced yesterday. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/27082.htm
Opinion/Editorial
Trippi: Can Bush turn this blue state (Pa.) red?...His campaign in Pennsylvania seems
a waste of funds http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5746404/
Pat: What's 'gay' got to do with it?
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40010
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